Virtual Reality
An entertaining tool for education and marketing
Hardware has come a long way since Perfect Prototype first tried out virtual reality back in the 90’s. It’s finally a viable tool for education and marketing, and Perfect Prototype’s long experience with Augmented Reality translates to quickly and affordably building virtual reality experiences. Almost everyone has personal smartphones these days. It is extremely simple to create a unique virtual reality experience by someone using their personal smartphone coupled with a headset. This is one of the most accessible forms of consumer VR use. Using virtual reality as an effective marketing or educational tool is simple. VR lets users explore virtual environments at their own pace making each experience personal.
We have utilized HTC’s Vive headsets and various iterations of Google’s tango, daydream, and cardboard platforms.
Virtual reality can be used for a multiplicity of applications, including :
- Using props (like a stationary bike) to create an immersive game where users interact with the props to affect the game (i.e. pedal to control where they are on a VR course).
Check out how Perfect Prototype used this idea at Elsevier’s booth at the HIMSS show - Creating a trade show competition app that allows 10 phones to connect to a local network and compete for the top of the leaderboard for a prize.
Check out how we did this for Thomas & Betts - Develop a unique educational experience letting visitors explore virtual environments they are usually unable to visit (i.e. flying through the human body or “visiting” an area at a specific period in time).
Users sit at stationary bikes and compete for a high score (and a prize!) in a high stakes low-poly, retro game - Elsevier
Monitors provide passers-by with a real-time view to what the players were seeing in their goggles - Elsevier
Watch out for cars, obstacles, and other hazards as you deliver Elsevier knowledge! - Elsevier
Game connects to a local network and a main display shows a real-time leaderboard - Thomas & Betts
You are stranded and Thomas & Betts’ products are your key to saving the day - Thomas & Betts
This app was released in both Android and iOS stores - no tradeshow visit necessary to play! - Thomas & Betts
